What prevents you from getting married?

[Boojatta]

An obstinate lady of Leicester
Wouldn't marry her swain, though he preicester.
for his income, I fear,
was a hundred a year
On which he could never have dreicester!

[noonwitch]

1. Is that a joke about QE and her lover?

Wasn't the first Queen Elizabeth involved with the Duke or Earl or whatever the title of Leicester?

[Boojatta]

5. Sorry, but I don't know. I was reading something more literary than

historical.

[JVS]

78. According to Schiller's play about Mary Stuart, the Duke of...

Leicester was gunning for both Mary and Elizabeth. Mmmmm the joy of being fought over by half-sisters just like the throne.

[wildhorses]

2. what prevents me form getting married?

a groom.

[JackBeck]

3. The law.

[Misunderestimator]

4. discrimination

[GirlinContempt]

7. Come to Canada

I'll throw you a weddin' ;)

[Misunderestimator]

11. It certainly is tempting.

:hi:

[auntAgonist]

21. I want an invite

:)
:hi:

aA

[Misunderestimator]

22. You bet! It will be quite a party!

:toast:

[WCGreen]

38. One date an all you have on your mind is marrin' people up....

[GirlinContempt]

39. Just call me Yenta

[WCGreen]

40. Make sure you are yentil with him.....

[Beware the Beast Man]

18. We're fighting that shit 'til the bitter end, MisU.

:hug:

[Misunderestimator]

23. ...

:hug:

[LSK]

6. a reason to get married???

And Im in a pretty damn good comfort zone right now.

[XNASA]

8. My wife.

[jadedconformist]

10. LOL n/t

[eyesroll]

9. Bigamy laws.

:D

[jadedconformist]

12. My parents...

not because they are holding me back--but because they are the ultimate example of what I want in a lifelong partner. So far all I meet are shallow, self-centered women who look pretty but not much else. :(

[Heidi]

32. Welcome to DU.

You're in the right place to meet smart, independent, compassionate women. :thumbsup:

[jadedconformist]

50. hahaha...

Oh of course. B-)

[supernova]

13. My own anxieties about relationships

in general and, therefore, a suitable groom. :-)

[Wcross]

14. I lack the desire to be a married man.

I work better alone. I like my freedom and independence and have no desire to be part of a team. When I found out that sex on demand isn't a reality in marriage I asked myself, "Whats the point?".

[pink-o]

24. You sound like my perfect man!!!!

I feel exactly the same way. Seems most men want a woman who needs them more than I do and eventually break up with me for someone more dependent.

Wanna tie the knot??????

(P.S. KIDDING!!!!!!)

[Wcross]

55. I HATE needy women.

I have broken it off with a few because they were too passive and needy.

BTW- Too late, we're gettin hitched pink-o! LOL!

[pink-o]

60. Tell me you're over 6' tall

...and you got a deal:toast:

[Wcross]

61. 6' 6"!

Only one condition, it has to be in Vegas and Elvis has to officiate.

[pink-o]

62. OMG!!!

You're killing me! This is God's cosmic joke on both of us, isn't it???

Except that I'm an agnostic. Now, would THAT put you off??

[Wcross]

81. What is this "God" you speak of?

I am very agnostic. I don't rule out the idea there is a higher being but I have no proof either way. (Thats why Elvis would do just fine- anywhere but a church!)

[Clark2008]

33. LOL - my husband doesn't have that problem.

In fact, he "complains" (not really, but I can't think of a better word) that I want it too much.

:7

[Wcross]

54. He doesn't know how good he has it!

Most of the married men I know complain about not enough. I figure I can get "Not enough" on my own!

[Dangerously Amused]

67. Please tell your married guy friends who complain...

... about not getting enough sex that if they make the effort to satisfy their woman first - EVERY SINGLE TIME - they will never want for a sex partner. Ever.


Yes, it really is that simple.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

15. A suitable partner unfortunately

[Critters2]

53. Haven't found the right person

or rather, the right person hasn't found me. His loss.

[RebelOne]

16. I am happier single.

Don't need anything to raise my blood pressure any higher.

[Beware the Beast Man]

17. Already being married.

:P

[Blue-Jay]

34. You could always become a mormon.

Although I've never seen the advantage of polygamy.

[underpants]

19. My wife

she'd kill me

[Mikimouse]

20. Great wisdom , painfully acquired...n/t

[Deep13]

25. I'm already married.

to my Sweetie!
:loveya:

[reyd reid reed]

26. I've just never felt the need

And, honestly, the idea of being tied to one person forever by a piece of paper that says I Have to be is just...well...it bothers me.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

27. We're waiting until we have time for a honeymoon.

My fiance and I have very busy lives and schedules, so we had to wait for the right time. Other than that, I'd marry him tomorrow! :loveya:

[Metta]

28. Feeling I had everything I wanted without going through a ceremony

that came from someone else's authority although I did eventually come to have much benefit after going though that.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

29. Aside from discrimination, I'm single.

[ceile]

30. money, plain and simple. n/t

[Trigger Hippie]

31. sanity

:evilgrin:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

35. Age.

:evilgrin:

[devilgrrl]

36. I couldn't keep a husband...

I'd drive him nuts. :-(

[HEyHEY]

37. THe fact the other person needs to consent

[GirlinContempt]

41. Referring to yourself

as the other person is tacky ;)

[JVS]

76. Supposing you could marry someone without their consent in absentia...

who would it be?

[StellaBlue]

42. Desire.

I have no desire to get married.

[bridgit]

43. primarily? our both having been married before...

[chaska]

44. Very good question, you're making me think....

I've never been asked or asked another. I wonder why that is. I will grapple with this in the wee small hours on those nights when sleep eludes me.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

45. Being fussy

(I'm not interested in marrying anyone without an intellectual and emotional connection, and similar values. Above all, I can't stand the Typical American Suburban Middle-Aged Guy, which means that I have no interest in most of the shallow, fake macho, materialistic men in my age group) and having spent many of my "prime" years in a small town where there were no prospects.

[Ohio Joe]

46. Probably because i'm short

When was the last time you heard of short being on any womens top things they look for in a guy. I have a very difficult time finding women interested in going out with me and the ones that do mostly do so because I make good money.

[jadedconformist]

51. This doesn't help

I'm relatively short as well. 5' 6". Sigh.

[dpbrown]

47. Um, being already married?

Just a guess, you know.

[NNadir]

48. I'm madly in love with my wife.

I'd have to leave her to get married and I couldn't stand a day without her.

[Mutley]

49. Ohhh, lots of things.

[BlueIris]

52. Despising the idea of being regarded as someone's legal property.

[no name no slogan]

56. There once was a man from Nantucket

oh, never mind

[kwassa]

63. He said with great glee

can we get this locked?

[KamaAina]

57. Females' obstinate refusal to see me as desirable.

Oh, sure, they all want to be friends, 'cause they just know I'd never, ever try anything with them. :eyes:

edit: "refusla"? Isn't that Norwegian for "garbage can"? :-)

[Oeditpus Rex]

58. Let's clarify

I have the desire to be in a committed, monogamous relationship. I don't have the desire to get the consent of the State of Kollyforniya to do so. It's none of their damned business, nor anyone else's.

That said, considering my financial situation, I haven't enough to offer to such a relationship.

[dysfunctional press]

59. the woman i love won't have me...

until i leave my wife.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

64. Common sense.

:popcorn:

[kwassa]

65. Ennui

but I got over it.

[REP]

66. Don't Need My Relationship Sanctioned by The State or Church

I'm not property to be given to the highest bidder.

[Dangerously Amused]

68. Oh, maybe the ASSHOLE

...who called off our wedding five weeks prior because "it was just now sinking in that he was actually going to be getting married. When I asked him what the hell he thought was going to happen while we were making all the wedding plans, he said that "...it just seemed like a fantasy..."


:cry: :grr: :cry:

[Skittles]

69. I never felt the need to own someone

never

[giant_robot]

70. Caution!

If I'm in a room of 999 normal people and one screwed-up chick, the screwed-up chick will zero in on me like a laser-guided cruise missile. It's amazing. I'm flypaper for freaks.

[RedStateShame]

71. "Sex with my girlfriend" is more fun than "sex with my wife"

And it's easier to flirt with other ladies---I like the flirting, I will not lie---without the idea that an imaginary granddad in the sky is wagging his finger at me.

[xmas74]

72. Because the men in my neck of the woods are

Toby Keith loving, gay bashing, NASCAR loving (I prefer some IRL myself-NASCAR just sucks eggs), wife beater wearing, puppy kicking, fundamentalist SOBs w/ an obvious lack of dental hygiene from too many years of snorting meth made in their bathtubs. Or something like that.

[Broken_Hero]

73. That was my

wife's main beef with the men in her area...and then she found me, i'm a transplant to the area...:)

[xmas74]

74. Well, you're in MO now.

You know what kind of men I'm talking about.

[Broken_Hero]

79. Yep, I sure do...:)

My wife's friend Kat, tried hooking tammy up with some other guys in SW Missouri, and I have had the oppurtunity to meet three of these would be suitors, and I fully understood, why my wife remained single, for so long...:)

Beer drinkin, nascar loving men...who talk about nothing but nascar, and drinking, and their mechanic job...not knocking those professions or hobbies, but if thats all you got to talk about, than...maybe you should branch out and learn some new things...:)

My wife has told me many times, that the worst turn off, was that they had no opinions about anything...

she would ask "So, what do you think about global warming?"

dude replies "whatever you think, or its totall bullshit" end of discussion...

She always told me she wanted a man who could actually communicate and had their own opinions about things, and not just agree, or not even know anything...good thing i fit the bill...mostly...;)...

On Edit: My main issues with woman, was that most of the ones that I attracted were ....dumb, and very needy...I hated the fact, that my past girlfriends didn't know how to do anything, and wouldn't do anything on their own, without being told...I wanted someone i could share a life with, not someone, that i had to take care of like a kid...

My wife on the other hand, she is very adapt, and can take care of herself, and if i ask her to pay a bill, she won't freak out and claim to not know how to pay a simple bill, or make a dinner reservation...

[Deja Q]

75. Take a guess.

:rofl:

[JVS]

77. Because the bible says to avoid doing so if possible

:-)

[Nicole]

80. Once was enough n/t